self reflection + the witness
A considered life involves looking at oneself in depth, and this encourages the same attitude towards others. By appreciating our own complex narratives and judgements, we can recognise that such things exist to the same degree in those who offend us, rather than perceiving only idiocy or evil. When we consider, in place of feeling angry with each
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It is much easier (and maybe much more human) to notice difference between ourselves and others, rather than equivalence.
Men are dogs, women are dogs, dogs are more companionable than humans. ‘They’ don’t act like ‘us’. But ‘us’ don’t act like us.
If you don’t know yourself it’s hard to draw lines of equality between yourself and another. When you
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